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JOHN CHRISTOPHER NlOHOL, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

CAR-AXLE LUBRBCATOR.

BPECIFECEATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,257, datedNovember 10, 1885.

Application filed September 10, 1885. Serial No. 176,649. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Joan CHRISTOPHER NIOI-IOL, a citizen of the Dominionof Canada, residing at the city of Montreal, in the Province of Quebec,have invented a new and useful Lubricator for Car and Truck Axles, whichhas not been patented in any country, but for which an application wasduly made to the Patent Office of Canada on the 28th day of August nowlast past, 1885, and which, according to my knowledge and belief, hasnot been in public use or on sale in the United States for more than twoyears prior to the application in this country, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in lubrioators for railway-car andtruck axles; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to provide,by means of an arm or lever having one or more paddles or spoons, andattached to the outer end of the axle, and passing into the oil in thehousing of the axle and up to the axle at every revolution thereof,constant and effective lubrication of the axle; second, to do awayentirely with the necessity for the use of cotton waste or othermaterial in the boxing of the axle; third, to prevent waste of the oiland reduce the quantity used to the smallest possible limit by therepeated use of the same oil for lubrication; and, fourth, to provide,by means of the action of the arm or lever at every revolution of theaxle in the oil in the housing, that when a car has stood for hours on asiding in the winter and the oil has become congealed it shall beimmediately broken, up when the car is put in motion, and while inmotion the oil will be constantly kept in a condition of warmth fit forlubrication. I attain these objects by the mechanism in the accompanyingdrawings, in which- Figure 1 is asectional elevation of an axlebox andaxle equipped with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side view of the arm orlever as attached to the axle. Fig. 3 is that part of the arm or leverseen when looking toward the front end of the axle. Fig. 4 is a view ofthat section of the arm or lever under the axle. Fig. 5 is the frameplaced on the bottom of the boxing or housing with the slots and finger.Fig. 6 is the frame placed in position in the boxing or housing with theaxle above it. Fig. 7. is an end view of the combination of the axle,the arm or lever, and the frame.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews.

To the outer end of the axle A, but not in the center thereof, isattached in a secure manner, by means of a bolt or other usualfastening, the iron arm or lever D, leaving full play, however, to thearm or lever D on the bolt or other fastening. The arm or lever Dextends beyond the outer surface of the axle A, thence, turning at rightangles, it passes underneath the axle A to any distance desired. The endof the arm or lever D beneath the axle is formed in the shape of paddlesor spoons d d. A piece of wicking or other suitable material may beattached in the hollow of the paddle or spoon for actual contact withthe axle A. In the bottom of the boxing or housing 0 is placed thenarrow iron frame E, fitting closely to the outer edges of the boxing orhousing 0. On one side of the frame E are the two iron slotted guides EE, extending upward from the frame E in a slanting direction toward butnot quite reaching the axle A, and through which the arm or lever Dpasses, and by which the arm or lever D is prevented from swinging fromside to side in the housing 0. On one side of the frame E is the fingerE, extending upward from the frame toward but not quite reaching theaxle A. By means of the finger E the frame E is prevented from tippingor losing its horizontal position in the boxing or housing 0.

The operation of this invention will be clearly understood from theforegoing and the drawings, as it is plain that at every revolution ofthe axle the paddle or spoon (Z d, forming part of the arm or lever D,will pass down into the oil contained in the housing 0, and will carrythe oil upward until it comes into contact with the axle, and will thusperwith the movable frame E, having the slotform a continuous andperfect lubrication of ted guides E E and the finger E substan- 10 thatpart needing it. tially as and for the purpose specified.

What I claim as my invention and desire 5 to secure by Letters Patent,is 7 NIGHOL' In an axle-lubricator, the lever D, pro- Witnesses: videdwith one or more scoops, d d, and piv- C. CUSHING, oted to the axle A,as described, combined E. HOLTON.

